Package-sealer-actuated advertising means



Feb. 11, 1930. w UTTZ, 5 1,746,878 I PACKAGE SEALER ACTUATED ADVERTISING MEANS I Filed Jan. 24, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Feb. 11, 1930. w. A. UTTZ, SR 1,746,878

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, PACKAGE SEALER ACTUATED ADVERTISING MEANS 3 Sheets-Sheet Filed Jan. 24, I928 anon wow WMAUTTZSR Patented Feb. 11, 1930 UNITED STATES WILL-1AM A. UTTZ, sn, or CLEVELAND, OHIO PACKAGE-SEALER-ACTUATED ADVERTISING MEANS Application filed January 24, 1928. Serial No. 249,096.

My invention relates to mechanical gumtape serving machines; and the object is to provide a great variety of advertising matter which will appear as animated signs all to be automatically operated by gummed tape paper being drawn or fed from a package sealing machine. The advantage of this invention is that a great variety of display advertising can be obtained automatically during the serving of gummed tape paper. The advantage is that both mechanically and electrically operated devices or mechanism can be operated by the simple act of drawing gumnied tape from a package sealing machine. One advantage is that the display making devices may be operated by friction of the gummed tape or the gummed tape may be provided with perforations or slots for operating the mechanism to cause the signs to appear animated or to make the display matter appear as moving forms. Other objects and advantages will be fully explained in the following description and the inven tion will be more particularly pointed out in the claim.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings which form a. part of this application.

Fig. 1 is an elevation of the machine showing the display side of the package sealer.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the machine, or package sealer.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same.

t is a broken view with the side removed showing the interior working parts.

Fig. 5 is a detail view showing a displaying device in action.

Fig. 6 is a ierspective view of a modified form of the machine.

Fig. '2' is a horizontal section taken on the line 77 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 illustrates one form of a perforated gummed strip to be used on the machine.

Fig. 9 illustrates another form of gummed paper or gummed strip.

Fig. 10 illustrates a display picture with dotted outline showing the manner of operating the same.

11 is a plan view of the operating mechanism for the pictures or signs shown in Fig. 10.

Fig. 12 is a section showing the means for connecting certain parts of the casing removably together.

Fig. 13 is a section on the line 1313 of Fig. 4.

Similar characters of reference are used to indicate the same parts throughout the several views.

The drawings show a package sealer having an upright frame 1 and a base having extended member 2 and a base member 3. The members 2 and 3 make the sealer stationary so that it will not turn over. The part 2 contains the mechanism for serving the gnmmed strip and the part 3 serves for display advertising matter. The member 2 also contains a receptacle 4 for carrying a supply of water for a moistener 5. A oompartment 6 is provided on the upright frame for carrying a strip roll 7 from which the gummed tape 8 is fed. The strip 8 is drawn or fed from the gummedtape machine in any well known manner. The strip 8 may have perforations 9 or the strip may be used as a friction means for operating display mechanism. Fig. 4 shows the strip 8 engaging a gear wheel 10, the teeth of which enter the perforations 9 in the strip 8. The wheel 10 will drive a spur gear wheel 11 or any train of gearing. In Fig. 4:, the wheel 11 drives a spur gear wheel 12 which is provided with a shaft 18. The wheel 10 drives a shaft 1% and the gear 11, being driven by the wheellO, drives a shaft 15. The shaft 13 is driven by the wheel 12. The shaft 13 is provided with an arm or lug 16 for actuating a slide 17. The slide 17' is provided with a lug 18'which is actuated by the arm 16. The slide 17 represents fluid (by a suitable color) being drawn up a straw 19 into the mouth of the woman shown in Fig. 1. The interior of the casing 1 is lighted or illuminated by globes 21 and 22 which may be lighted by any suitable electric current. The light from globe 21 is reflected on the picture 23 by a reflector 24. The front part 25 is removable for the purpose of locating the gummed strip roll 7 and threading the strip 8 in the machine. The part 26 of the package sealer is removable for convenience in placing or installing the fixtures and working parts in the machine or package sealer, the ordinary tit and socket snaps such as are shown in Fig. 12 being used to hold the part 26 and any other part of like character removably in position. The package sealer is provided with panels 27 for advertising purposes. The sealer is provided with a mirror 28 and provided with a calendar holder 29 or place for advertising cards. The sealer is provided with columns or spaces 30 for advertising purposes. The sealer is also provided with a transparent plate 32 for display purposes for objects behind the plate. The sealer is also provided with a friction surface 33 for striking matches.

Means are provided for intermittently lighting the interior of the casing with different colored lights if desirable. A revolving drum 34 is rigid with shaft 15. This drum 34 has a plurality of electrical contacts on its periphery, other parts of the drum being covered with insulation. A spring contact 35 bears against the periphery of the drum 34. This spring contact carries the supply of current and bears on a continuous metal portion of the periphery of the drum 34 so that it has constant connection. A plurality of spring contacts 36 bear against that portion of the periphery of drum 34 which has staggered metal exposures alternated ith insulated portions of the periphery of the drum. The contacts 36 which carry current from a supply source of electricity bear against the periphery of drum 34 and the contacts are broken by the insulation as the drum is revolving. This will cause a flash system inside of the casing. The drum 34 is geared to the gear wheel 10 so that as this gear wheel is rotated by the action of the strip 8 the drum 34 will be rotated and the flash system operated.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figure 7 the gummed tape 8 is drawn past a friction drum 10 mounted on a shaft 11 which carries a friction wheel 11 which in turn meshes with a friction wheel 12 mounted on a shaft 12"; This friction wheel 12 engages the friction wheel 53 which drives the shaft of the drum 34 which is similar to the drum previously described.

The variation shown in Figs. 10 and 11 includes gearing to be driven by thegummed tape 8 by means of the perforations 9. A traveling smoke screen consists of an endless traveling apron 37 which is mounted on drums 38 and 39. The drum 38 is provided with gear wheels 40 which are driven by the gummed tape 8 by means of the perforations 9. Smoke scenes are painted on the traveling apron 37 so that there is an appearance of smoke rising from the engine painted on the plate 20, the plate 20 having perforations 41 so that the smoke scenes can be seen through the plate 20. The drum 39 is driven by friction of the apron 37. This drum is provided with bevel gear wheels 42 which drive bevel gear wheels 43 which are rigid with drums 44 and these drums drive traveling aprons 45 which may be stained to represent steam scenes which will be seen through the perforations 46 as the aprons travel.

A signal system is provided and semaphores 47 are used to accomplish the signaling. A vane 48 is pivotally mounted on the outside of plate 20, being connected to a crank 49. A gear wheel 50 is actuated by the gummed tape 8 and this gear wheel carries an arm 51 which actuates the crank 49 for turning the semaphore vane 48. The semaphore vane 48 o erates in the usual manner, exposing one ligiit and covering another. This opens and closes a switch, as in a block system.

The paper strip 8 may or may not be gummed and may be of any width for sealing and wrapping packages and the paper strip may actuate the mechanism above described either by friction on a roller 53 or it may actuate the mechanism by perforations in the paper which engage a toothed wheel 10. The contacts 35 and 36 may be opened and closed by either form of driving mechanism for making connection with any electrical equipment which may be placed in the machine, such as above described, or with a motor or magnet.

Various changes in the sizes, proportions, construction, and arrangement of the several parts of this invention may be made without departing from my invention.

hat I claim is In a gummed tape dispensing machine, an advertising device including. an illustration having a feature intended for apparent movement, a movable element associated with said illustration and movable with relation thereto to cause apparent movement of said feature, a roll of tape mounted in said machine and having its end extending out of the machine for grasping for withdrawal, a gear train engaged by the tape in its passage from the roll to be driven by withdrawal of the tape, said gear train having operative connection with said movableelcment to actuate the latter upon withdrawal of said tape froi if the machine, an electric light within the machine and positioned to illuminate the advertisin device, and means actuated by the gear train upon withdrawal of said tape for intermittently flashing said light on and off.

In testimony whereof, I set my hand this 21st day of January, 1928.

WILLIAM A. UTTZ, SR.

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